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Old 06-05-2008, 11:43 AM   #46
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Isn't is ironic that people with no sense of humor are hilarious?
Amen, sistah! :p

What the heck is going on around here? Wait, there's a big fight a'brewin in the Mac n Cheese thread.
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Old 06-05-2008, 12:50 PM   #47
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No. Not even LJ.

But I do think LJ has an issue with cyclists. Putting that rant in this thread seemed pretty cold-hearted.
oh my god, dar, go and get an enema this instant!
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Old 06-05-2008, 12:55 PM   #48
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oh my god, dar, go and get an enema this instant!
With friends like that, who needs enemas?
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Old 06-05-2008, 01:44 PM   #49
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oh my god, dar, go and get an enema this instant!
I have Crohn's disease. My system auto-flushes.
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Old 06-05-2008, 03:56 PM   #50
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Old 06-05-2008, 04:15 PM   #51
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How do you handle long-haul driving while having Crohn's disease, Brian? I would think that would be difficult.
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Old 06-05-2008, 04:33 PM   #52
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How in the world is anyone supposed to see the irony in this? Where is the hint that would tell us this comment was made with a wink and a nudge? I'm sure you could pull this off in person, LJ, but it doesn't come through in text.
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they had it coming. you know these are the schmucks that normally ride on roads that follow creeks through the woods that have no shoulder.....that constantly cause near accidents, and then give you attitude for blowing your horn as you pass them. yet another reason that i wish i kept a paintball gun in my car.
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Old 06-05-2008, 07:44 PM   #53
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I thought LJ's rant was hilarious - laugh and move on.
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Old 06-05-2008, 09:41 PM   #54
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Any more questions?
*wipes tear*

You're probably right, V. I should know better by now.
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Old 06-05-2008, 10:01 PM   #55
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No. Not even LJ.

But I do think LJ has an issue with cyclists. Putting that rant in this thread seemed pretty cold-hearted.
Maybe he's a closet cyclist. Which would explain the frustration. Unless he has a huuuuge closet. For all those shoes.
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Old 06-06-2008, 11:21 AM   #56
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I actually don't see a rant. I am the only ranter around here.The queen of rants and I'll be the judge of ranting.

I demote it to smart-arting.
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Old 06-07-2008, 10:46 AM   #57
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How do you handle long-haul driving while having Crohn's disease, Brian? I would think that would be difficult.
One word.... Immodium.

I also try to maintain some kind of low-res diet. Sorta.
Lots of comfort food in a t/s, but it tends to have onion and spices in it.

It can be done, and when it can't, I sit close to the bathroom and wear diapers.
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Old 06-08-2008, 09:07 PM   #58
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Here's a sad article about a bad car vs. cyclists accident in San Jose back in March. It was caused by a county sheriff who fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the double yellow line and smashed into three riders riding single file along the shoulder.

http://www.velonews.com/article/73458

This particular article is from a cycling/legal column penned by a pro cyclist-turned-lawyer. He addressed media bias surrounding bike accidents after the initial newspaper stories made it sound as if both the cyclists and the sheriff were equally at fault: Those reports buried many of the details showing the sheriff acted negligently.

I agree that there are idiots out there who don't ride safely and cause accidents - they should be banished from the road. But the majority of riders I share the road with do obey laws and ride very conservatively. Most of the near-accidents I've had or witnessed involved drivers who were too impatient to wait an extra 5 seconds while the group cleared an intersection or passed through a tight stretch of road. Go easy on the gas pedal, please.
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Old 06-08-2008, 09:19 PM   #59
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Hey bn, nice to see... uh, read ya.
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Old 06-08-2008, 09:22 PM   #60
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Interesting article, Breaking.

My Daddy was involved in about two incidents a year (mostly near-misses) when he used to cycle to work. A former van driver and motorcyclist (now a car driver again with a clean record) he knew the highway code very well and was a working man, not a kid with something to prove.

He cycled because we didn't have he money for a car, but on at least one occasion I remember he had to replace his wet weather gear (an expense as necessary as it was unwelcome) because he'd come off his bike swerving out of the path of a car that didn't see him in the early hours of the morning.

More than once he had car doors open on him. I've never opened a drivers' side door without checking for cyclists after seeing his grazed face.
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